topic Re: Thickening Text Problem in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Thickening Text Problem

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:47:08 GMT

I am doing a 3D print of some curved script text. I need to thicken the text so that it will hold together. I created the curved text on Gravit Designer and thickened it by turning the text into a path and increasing the outline. This LOOKS right but when I export and SVG it exports the font and not the new perimeter that I created.

Can you help? I do not know how to thicken the text within Fusion 360.

Thanks

Re: Thickening Text Problem

g-andresen — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:24:27 GMT

Hi,

The (my) way:
1. Import svg: Insert > SVG (select Plane and file) >ok

Screencast:
2. unlock and edit some parts in sketch mode
3. select all and remove inner parts of letters
4. select extrusion thickness
4. ready

günther

Re: Thickening Text Problem

g-andresen — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:31:04 GMT

Hi,

I hope you forgive me that the screencast was uploaded unedited.

günther

Re: Thickening Text Problem

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 18:02:17 GMT

Thank you so much for the quick reply. I was able to remove the holes in the uploaded SVG but the text connectors are still too thin to print on a 3D printer and have them hold together. How can I thicken everything evenly?

Oh! I know how to extrude the text but not how to evenly thicken the perimeters of the sketch so that all of the connecting lines between the text are thicker.

Re: Thickening Text Problem

g-andresen — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 19:28:27 GMT

Hi,

It's not witchcraft, but it takes a little manual work and perseverance.
At the beginning the fixation (green lines) has to be removed completely or partially. Then lines are removed and new ones (Splines) added and aligned.

günther

Re: Thickening Text Problem

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:36:00 GMT

Sehr schön gemacht. Ich wollte sehen ob es eine Möglichkeit gibt alles auf einmal zu tun. Ich habe gerade angefangen mit Gravit Designer zu arbeiten. Normalerweise ist es einfacher text in so ein Program zu arbeiten und dann ein SVG in Fusion360 zu importieren. Pacifico funktioniert besser wie Snell Roundhand.

Vielen dank für Ihre Hilfe!